Maxit Mag - Windows Media Player 11 is incoming

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Windows Media Player 11 is incoming

Tuesday, 16 May 2006 00:00

Slatted for beta release this week, WMP 11, coupled with MTV's Urge music service, is set to make an impact on the way you listen to music.
So what's to look forward to in this beta? And what does WMP 11 have to offer that's different from everything else out there? While we'll all see for sure this Wednesday, here's a bit of a preview:

First off, the look is vastly different than previous versions. This design overhaul can be attributed to influences of Apple's clean design and user friendly set ups. After all, while Windows Media Player 10 wasn't horrible by any means, it definitely isn't a preferred software for many, simply because its cluttered and non intuitive.

Searching through your music has been streamlined, and Microsoft has added features to allow you to search by album cover, or via 'wordwheel' search methods. As far as getting a hold of new music, the Urge service, boosting over 2 million tracks, is deeply integrated into the software. Hopefully this is not intrusively done, as the last thing I"d want to see is Urge adds staring at me when I'm trying to do something else.

Another big feature is well done support for a variety of hardware transfers, as well as the ability to use other content providers. Here's hoping this software lives up to expectations, as there are a ton of features that I hope to get a chance to have some first hand fun with!

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